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October 21, 2019

Cyber Security Awareness Month Week 4: Protect IT

Picture of the UVA football field (Scott Stadium)  with the words: Let's all join hands and give a yell. . . And protect IT at dear old UVA!

Picture of the UVA football field (Scott Stadium)  with the words: Let's all join hands and give a yell. . . And protect IT at dear old UVA!

All data are not created equal. At the top of the risk hierarchy is Highly Sensitive Data (HSD).

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October 14, 2019

Cybersecurity Awareness Month Week 2: Secure IT

Picture of a lock  with the text:  Your data is valuable.  So Secure it with a strong password. Download LastPass to safely store your passwords.

Picture of a lock  with the text:  Your data is valuable.  So Secure it with a strong password. Download LastPass to safely store your passwords.

In the second week of Cybersecurity Awareness month, you SECURE IT.

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October 14, 2019

Cybersecurity Awareness Month Week 1: Own IT

A picture of the UVA Rotunda, with a white shield and keyboard superimposed over the Rotunda with the words:  Own IT. Grab a Shield.

A picture of the UVA Rotunda, with a white shield and keyboard superimposed over the Rotunda with the words:  Own IT. Grab a Shield.

In the first week of Cybersecurity Awareness month, you OWN IT.

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September 16, 2019

Cybersecurity Awareness Month Week 3: Defend IT

Picture of two UVA football team members on defense with the words:  Return to the home field and defend it.  Beat hackers and beat Duke!

Picture of two UVA football team members on defense with the words:  Return to the home field and defend it.  Beat hackers and beat Duke!

In the third week of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Hoos DEFEND IT. 

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August 06, 2019

[08/06/19] New Windows Vulnerability

A recently discovered vulnerability in the Intel processing chips of Windows computers could enable hackers to bypass security controls and steal data.  A patch released in July addresses this flaw, so update now and keep your data safe!

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July 09, 2019

Zoom Vulnerability

[Update 7/9 @ 6:30pm] A third-party researcher has uncovered a security vulnerability in the Zoom client for the Apple Macintosh. This vulnerability affects access to the webcam on Macs with Zoom installed, and could allow a malicious person to control the user’s camera. An earlier issue, involving a DDOS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack has already been patched...

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